God
has employed two ways to bless the church and reach the world with
the gospel. It is the proclamation of the Word of God and the symbol
flag of the church, the Sacraments. (Baptism and the Lord Supper) As
long as the church carries out these two functions, Word and
Sacrament she is deserving of the word Faithful. Rev. 2:10

When the wider community comes into the Covenant
community they enter in the means of grace which is the Word and
Sacrament. We must not perform the sacraments with ritual or coerce
and intimidate our children to make a profession of faith. Our true
motivation must be to obey Jesus, the King and head of the church.
(Gordon Keddie’s comment)